Royal Navy fliers pass six-week mark protecting Cyprus from drone and missile threats

Royal Navy fliers deployed to Cyprus have passed the six-week mark of safeguarding the island from drone and missile threats, amid heightened regional tensions following recent attacks on British bases.

“Crews of Merlin and Wildcat helicopters have flown hundreds of hours of missions – sometimes regular patrols, sometimes scrambled to respond to possible threats – since deploying to RAF Akrotiri to safeguard British interests and the people of Cyprus in the wake of the conflict in the Middle East,” the UK defence ministry has said.